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Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Garza Bruja
Socó-dorminhoco
Family: Ardeidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Ardea nycticorax.

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Photography ID: 569312
 Isla Aguada
Campeche
Mexico
01/06/2024
Pablo Eguia
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Photography ID: 267960
  Adult
Bosque de Chapultepec
Distrito Federal
Mexico
05/10/2018
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 18147
  Immature
Quechulac, Puebla
Puebla
Mexico
12/06/2009
Miguel Angel Diaz Gutierrez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
196318112/01/2024MexicoDistrito FederalBosque de Chapultepec1Pablo Eguia
195819306/01/2024MexicoCampecheIsla Aguada1Pablo Eguia
159724823/05/2022MexicoDistrito FederalParque Ecológico XochimilcoPablo Eguia
159720218/05/2022MexicoDistrito FederalBosque de ChapultepecPablo Eguia
86626227/12/2018MexicoChiapasCañon del sumidero, Tuxtla gutierrezPablo Eguia
76323510/05/2018MexicoDistrito FederalBosque de ChapultepecEduardo Nadal
4937206/12/2009MexicoPueblaLaguna Las Minas, Quechulac, PueblaMiguel Angel Diaz Gutierrez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/04/2026.